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Egypt 1953 - 1954

1953
Definitives
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
322 |
414 |
1953 |
1 m
brown
Agriculture |
.40 /
.20 |
 |
|
323 |
415 |
1953 |
2 m
purple |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
324 |
416 |
1953 |
3 m
blue |
.40 /
.35 |
 |
|
325 |
417 |
1953 |
4 m
green |
.25 /
.25 |
 |
|
326 |
418 |
1953 |
10 m
brown
Defence |
.25 /
.35 |
 |
|
327 |
419 |
1953 |
10 m
brown
Defense |
.50 /
.20 |
 |
|
328 |
420 |
1953 |
15 m
grey |
.40 /
.25 |
 |
|
329 |
421 |
1953 |
17 m
blue |
.50 /
.25 |
 |
|
330 |
422 |
1953 |
20 m
violet |
.25 /
.25 |
 |
|
331 |
423 |
1953 |
30 m
green
Sultan Hussein Mosque, Cairo |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
332 |
424 |
1953 |
32 m
blue |
.60 /
.25 |
 |
|
333 |
425 |
1955 |
35 m
violet |
.50 /
.25 |
 |
|
334 |
426 |
1956 |
37 m
brown |
.86 /
1.00 |
 |
|
335 |
427 |
1953 |
40 m
brown |
.50 /
.25 |
 |
|
336 |
428 |
1953 |
50 m
purple |
1.50 /
.10 |
 |
|
337 |
429 |
1953 |
100 m
brown
Queen Nefertiti
see 1959 surcharge |
1.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
338 |
430 |
1953 |
200 m
blue |
3.50 /
.45 |
 |
|
339 |
431 |
1953 |
500 m
violet |
6.50 /
1.00 |
 |
|
340 |
432 |
1953 |
£E1 red
and green |
10.00 /
1.75 |
 |
I do not
collect covers, but I would make an exception for this, featuring my favourite
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1953 Airmail
SG
433-434 are airmail stamps of the same design with colour variations,
see Airmail page
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
| |
433 |
1953 |
5m brown |
.25 / .50 |
 |
1953
Overprints
The
1952 overprints were confusing, but now it gets much worse. SG435 through SG491
are overprints of various issues with King Farouk's portrait obliterated.
As with the 1952 o/ps, where I do not yet have the actual stamp I will show,
where possible, the original in black and white.
Stamps
of 1937 overprinted
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
342 |
435 |
1953 |
1 m
orange (o/p SG248) |
13.50 /
21.00 |
 |
|
343 |
436 |
1953 |
3 m
brown (o/p SG250) |
.45 /
.60 |
 |
|
344 |
437 |
1953 |
6 m
green (o/p SG253) |
.25 /
.25 |
 |
Stamps of 1944 overprinted
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
345 |
438 |
1953 |
1 m
brown (o/p SG291) |
.25 /
.25 |
 |
|
346 |
439 |
1953 |
2 m red
(o/p SG292) |
.25 /
.10 |
 |
|
347 |
440 |
1953 |
3 m
brown (o/p SG293) |
.50 /
.60 |
 |
| |
|
|
double overprint |
|
 |
|
348 |
441 |
1953 |
4 m
green (o/p SG294) |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
349 |
442 |
1953 |
10 m
violet (o/p SG296) |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
350 |
443 |
1953 |
13 m
red (o/p SG297) |
.80 /
.90 |
 |
|
351 |
444 |
1953 |
15 m
purple (o/p SG298) |
.50 /
.20 |
 |
|
352 |
445 |
1953 |
17 m
green (o/p SG299) |
.45 /
.25 |
 |
|
353 |
446 |
1953 |
20 m
violet (o/p SG300) |
.50 /
.10 |
 |
|
354 |
447 |
1953 |
22 m
blue (o/p SG301) |
.70 /
.20 |
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Stamps
of 1947 overprinted
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
355 |
448 |
1953 |
30 m
green (o/p SG340) |
.50 /
.20 |
 |
|
35 |
449 |
1953 |
40 m
brown (o/p SG341) |
32.00 /
45.00 |

|
|
356 |
450 |
1953 |
50 m
blue (o/p SG342) |
.80 /
.20 |
 |
|
357 |
451 |
1953 |
100 m
purple (o/p SG343) |
1.10 /
.50 |
 |
|
358 |
452 |
1953 |
200 m
violet (o/p SG344) |
4.50 /
1.10 |
 |
|
359 |
453 |
1953 |
50 p
brown and green
(o/p SG345) |
5.00 /
4.00
|
|
|
360 |
454 |
1953 |
£E1
brown and blue
(o/p SG346) |
9.50 /
2.75
|
|
1953 Air
stamps of 1947 overprinted - see Airmail
page
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
C70 |
458 |
1953 |
7 m
brown (o/p SG325) |
.20 /
.25 |
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Stamps
of 1952 overprinted
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
360A |
467 |
1953 |
1 m
brown (o/p SG373) |
5.25 /
7.75 |
|
|
360B |
468 |
1953 |
2 m red
(o/p SG374) |
.70 /
1.90 |
 |
|
360C |
469 |
1953 |
3 m
brown (o/p SG375) |
6.00 /
8.25 |
|
|
360D |
470 |
1953 |
4 m
green (o/p SG3376) |
6.50 /
8.75 |
|
|
360E |
471 |
1953 |
6 m
green (o/p SG377) |
8.75 /
8.75 |
|
|
361 |
472 |
1953 |
10 m
violet (o/p SG378) |
3.00 /
4.25 |
|
|
362 |
473 |
1953 |
13 m
red (o/p SG379) |
.70 /
1.50 |
|
|
362A |
474 |
1953 |
15 m
purple (o/p SG380) |
13.00 /
16.00 |
|
|
362B |
475 |
1953 |
17 m
green (o/p SG381) |
13.00 /
16.00 |
|
|
362C |
476 |
1953 |
20 m
violet (o/p SG382) |
14.00 /
16.00 |
|
|
362D |
477 |
1953 |
22 m
blue (o/p SG383) |
38.00 /
42.00 |
|
| |
477a |
1953 |
30 m
green (o/p SG384) |
17.00 /
17.00 |
|
|
363 |
478 |
1953 |
40 m
brown (o/p SG386) |
.80 /
1.60 |
|
|
364 |
479 |
1953 |
200 m
violet (o/p SG389) |
3.75 /
3.25 |
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Air
stamps of 1953 overprinted -
see Airmail page
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
C78 |
480 |
1953 |
2 m red
(o/p SG392) |
.50 /
.30 |

|
1953
Electronics Exhibition, Cairo
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
365 |
492 |
1953 |
10 m
blue |
.40 /
.60 |

|
1954
1st Anniversary of the Republic
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
366 |
493 |
1954 |
10 m
brown
Young Egypt |
.50 /
.25 |

|
|
367 |
494 |
1954 |
30 m
blue
Marching crowd, Egyptian flag and eagle |
.80 /
.70 |
 |
1954
Definitives
Agriculture
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
368 |
495 |
1954 |
1 m
brown |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
369 |
496 |
1954 |
2 m
purple |
.25 /
.20 |
 |
|
370 |
497 |
1954 |
3m blue |
.20 /
.25 |
 |
|
371 |
498 |
1954 |
4m
green |
.90 /
.80 |
 |
|
372 |
499 |
1954 |
5m red |
.25 /
.25 |
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1954
Evacuation of British Troops from the Suez Canal
Inscribed
"EVACUATION"
| Scott |
SG |
Date |
Notes |
Val
M/U (£ 2001) |
|
|
373 |
500 |
1954 |
10 m
purple and green
Flag and map showing area watered by the canal |
.55 /
.60 |
 |
|
374 |
501 |
1954 |
35 m
green and red
Egyptian army bugler, machine-gunner and map |
.55 /
.60 |
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